Report: Fisher agrees to become Knicks coach

Published 8:47 pm, Monday, June 9, 2014

Derek Fisher, who played for Oklahoma City in 2013-14, has been an NBA player for 18 seasons.

Derek Fisher, who played for Oklahoma City in 2013-14, has been an NBA player for 18 seasons.

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Report: Fisher agrees to become Knicks coach

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The New York Knicks scheduled a news conference for Tuesday morning amid reports that Derek Fisher has agreed to become the team's new coach.

The Knicks did not confirm the reports, other than saying they were planning a “major announcement.”

Several media outlets cited unnamed sources saying the longtime NBA guard agreed to terms with the Knicks on a deal that was still being finalized.

Fisher would have been an unrestricted free agent this summer, though it was widely known this season would be his last as a player. And once the Knicks failed to close a deal with Steve Kerr — who wound up accepting an offer from Golden State — Fisher was believed to be the next target on Jackson's list.

Jackson was fined $25,000 by the league last week for a tampering violation involving Fisher. He was still under contract with the Thunder when Jackson told New York reporters that Fisher was “on my list of guys that could be very good candidates” to replace Mike Woodson on the Knicks' sideline.

Fisher surely could still play. He has just suspected for a while that his time has come to do something else.

“Coaching allows for you to positively impact other people's lives,” Fisher told reporters during his exit interview after Oklahoma City's season ended. “To help a group of people find success, whether they have or haven't before, you're all working together for a common goal.”

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